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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

Will you be personally interacting with patients? I ask because I work in a hospital and have never personally seen pharmacy staff interact with any patients. It’s always the nurses who communicate to...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

It gets easier the more you do it, just go up there & do your best. Half the crowd probably isn’t really paying attention anyway, so try to relax & not beat yourself up too bad if it doesn’t go as wel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

Just stay calm, be confident dont let urself down by just knowing the audience number. I have had countless presentations & seminar, some went well and some didnt. I prepare well, take notes on how i ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
0 points

the best treatments are speech therapy, exposure, building confidence, getting your anxiety under control, and ingraining the usage of tools to get past blocks and issues. the issue is that these ar...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
4 points

I had to present to 30 strangers the other day and I was stressed about it. I practiced my presentation about 15 times.  In the end it went fine. I said I had a stutter at the beginning, I took a fe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

but WHY are people suffering? is it because the neurological basis of stuttering leads to depression and anxiety, or is it because we are in environments that teach us shame and social deprivation? re...

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Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

Oh your so lucky I’m scared that when I have a bf he wouldn’t do that and obviously he doesn’t have to but it’s nice if he does...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
5 points

Lets extend your analogy further. On the island, there's 5 people with different stuttering severities. 2 with mild, 1 with moderate and 2 with severe stuttering. The two with mild stuttering have ...

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Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life+2 more
postr/StutterJan 26, 2026
21 points

I have presentation tomorrow and I'm so nervous about it😔

I have presentation tomorrow and I'm so nervous about it😔 Hello I'm new in this group and tomorrow I have presentation in my university, I try to rehearsal a lot but I'm still nervous about it. I rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
5 points

Ah ok so you think the status quo is working? You're going to ignore over 30 years of research into the neurological basis of stuttering? Re-read what I wrote in my previous comment, I don't believe y...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
5 points

I had a guy disclose it to me, and it only made me see him as a beautiful, vulnerable soul. He later realised he still had feelings for an old fling who was returning to our city, so we didn’t end up ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
5 points

The central problem is: Despite the intention to speak, speaking, involuntarily, does not occur. That is the problem. The only problem. I have two questions for you: 1. Is it social norms that lea...

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Neurological & BrainHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
9 points

I do tell them but only bc I would rather them know then go on the date and once i stutter they look at me like I'm on something or somethings wrong with me haha...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
18 points

I tell everyone that I meet for the first time that I have a stutter: jobs, social life, everything. This reduces my stress of the first time I stutter around someone which makes life easier....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
2 points

Yeah, I can see how having to engage with senior management would be anxiety provoking. I feel your pain! Sometimes I have to lead solutioning workshops with SMEs across diverse domains. It can be ne...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
2 points

Thank you for your encouragement! I’m also trying to pivot into a security architect role, in my current role I’m a pentester and I think my anxiety got a bit worse since we usually have readouts with...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
4 points

I know exactly how you feel. I’m also in Cybersecurity too, as an Architect. Chasing perfect fluency is a battle you will never win as a stutterer. The sooner you accept that, the better your state o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
2 points

Yes for me I noticed when I’m in a group of people and have to come up with things to say on the spot I don’t stutter as much because I’m not over analyzing every word...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
3 points

Odds are you will never see the people at the table again. You can be quiet and just not really talk to them! One thing I do at stuff like this is wait to the very last moment to sit down, to reduce s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
4 points

Do you have a prescription for propranolol which is a beta blocker? It inhibits adrenaline and helps with heart racing, shakes voice, sweating, etc. For me it doesn’t completely stop me from stammerin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment